diff --git a/srcpkgs/pcre/libpcrecpp.template b/srcpkgs/pcre/libpcrecpp.template
index f5708f514cb..a840c2207d6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pcre/libpcrecpp.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pcre/libpcrecpp.template
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Template file for 'libpcrecpp'.
 #
-revision=1
 short_desc="${short_desc} - C++ shared libraries"
 long_desc="${long_desc}